John Pikari: “If you didn’t play rugby in New Zealand when you were young, then you are an exception.” Photo: Wilbert Bijzitter The question of how a 25-year-old New Zealander – crazy about rugby and raised in the capital Wellington – ended up on the shores of Lake Drenthe is as logical as it gets. It is half past one …

The new American car brand Canoo, which wants to have cars built at VDL Nedcar in Born, is reconsidering these plans. Americans see too much uncertainty about production in Europe. Company management wants to meet with VDL later this month to review the agreements. VDL Nedcar does not want to react to this maneuver by the Americans. Prefer your own …

23 November 2021 – 11:20 – World © The Biden administration rejected a proposal by pro-Polisario Senator Jack Reed. The Democrat wanted to condition the continuation of military cooperation with Morocco on the acceptance by the kingdom of a peace plan for the Moroccan Sahara. Senator Reed, member of the defense committee, had requested that the use of defense funds …

Leidschendam – Elise de Ruijter from Leidschendam and Odile van Aanholt won gold in Oman at the world championships in the 49erFX Olympic class. Dutchmen Bart Lambriex and Floris van de Werken also succeeded in the 49er. At the start of the medal race, De Ruijter and Van Aanholt were already well ahead of the Norwegian pair Helene Naess-Marie Rønningen. …

November 22, 2021 – 11:20 am – Sports © Moroccan boxers Anas and Nabil Messaoudi both won their fights on Friday by knocking out their opponents at the Brussels boxing gala “All Eyez on Brussels”. Both boxers delivered a high level performance at the sporting event. Nabil Messaoudi (23), won in the super-welterweight category (69 kg) against Kosovar Edmond Zefi. …

Marc Jacobs celebrated his 32nd birthday in style in an action-packed three-time champion final Kevin langeree and the Dutch recruit Stig Hoefnagel and be crowned Red Bull King of the Air. The New Zealander, who won the trophy after 22 rounds and around six hours of competition spread over two days, is more than delighted with the victory. “It took …

21 November 2021 – 6:20 pm – Morocco © The recognition by the United States of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara and Washington’s military support for Morocco would be the main cause of Algeria’s hostile policy towards the kingdom. Mustapha El Khalfi, former Moroccan government spokesman and minister of communications, said Algeria was furious with Morocco over Rabat’s major breakthrough …

VIDEOWhen a four-year-old boy from Wellington, New Zealand called the police to come and see his toys, the police decided not to ignore the call and actually sent a police officer. The agent confirmed: his toys are really cool. Wouter pair 20 October 2021 Last update: 10-20-21, 10:25 a.m. New Zealand police shared an audio file of the phone call …

Dutch wheelchair basketball players will face China in the Tokyo Paralympic Games final. Orange beat Germany 52-42 in the semifinals. China eliminated the defending champions the United States 41-36. Wheelchair basketball players are the reigning European and world champions. They won bronze at the London 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016 Paralympic Games. Orange has long had a small lead …

The American Football Association made equal contract proposals for the men and women of the national team. The intention is to bring the two parties together under the same employment contract. “US Soccer believes that a single compensation structure is the best path for the future of the sport in the United States,” the association said in a statement. The …